Chance Me: 4.0 UW, 35 ACT HS senior applying to small schools in the southeast [GA resident, Poli Sci/Government, English]

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Demographics

Female, Class of 2025

  • State/Location of residency: Georgia
  • Type of high school: Small Public Charter school

**Intended Major(s): Political Science/Government, English

4.0 UW (School doesn’t do weighted), 35 ACT (36 R, 36 E, 36 S, 32 M), school doesn’t rank.

APs: (Took all school offers) Biology (4), Chemistry (4), Latin, Physics I, Calc BC. Self-studied AP lang (5)

Awards
Leadership Award - Only awarded 1 per year, most prestigious award at HS (11)
National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude (Gold) (9-11)
Student of the Quarter (School) (10)
Literature Award (School) (10)
Leadership Award at Summer Camp (10)

Extracurriculars
Yearbook: Editor-in-Chief (11-12), Leading editor (10), Staff (9)
Literary Magazine (school): Editor-in-Chief (12), Leading editor (11), Staff (9-10)
Varsity Cheerleading: Captain (12), member (9-11)
Creative Writing Club: President (12), VP (11), member (9-10)
Camp Counselor: Head Counselor (12), 2nd year counselor (11), 1st year counselor (10), Leadership Training/CIT (9)
Key Club: President (12), treasurer (11), member (9-10)
National mentorship program for middle schoolers: Leading coordinator (highest position for high schoolers) (12), counselor (11). Also national ambassador (12) to help with starting clubs around the nation
School chapter for above mentorship program: President (11-12), leader (10)
Student Government: Secretary (11-12), Head of Prom Committee (12) and Spirit Committee (12)
Elementary/middle school writing and math tutor: lead of program (11-12), tutor (10-12)

Essays/LORs/Other
Common App Essay: 8/10

LORs:
Literature and CW teacher: 10/10
Politics teacher: 9.5/10
AP Calc teacher: 10/10

Schools
Not including schools I have already been accepted to.
Sewanee (EA)
Furman (EA)
Wake Forest (RD)
William and Mary (RD)
Davidson (RD, Belk Scholars)
Washington and Lee (RD, Johnson Scholars)
Vanderbilt (RD, CV Scholarship)

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W&M, Davidson, W&L, and Vanderbilt are a reach for anyone. He should be in at the others.

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I think you have a reasonable shot at all besides Vanderbilt - but Davidson, Wake, and W&L could certainly go either way.

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Congrats on your record.

You could get in everywhere.

Sewanee and Furman are certain in my opinion.

I think you get into Wake, W&M, Davidson, & W&L - but will get you Belk or Johnson, I cannot say.

Vandy 50/50.

Sewanee may be your best bet.

If you’re a writer, it’s tops - and when we visited W&L, we found out they (W&L) are #2 in per capita placement in DC. Know who’s #1? Sewanee (according to W&L).

You’ll have great opportunities. And with merit, at varying cost levels.

Congrats to you.

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Wonderful! Thank you so much!

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That seems like a really solid list to me, particularly considering you apparently already have some other acceptances. I have no idea where you will actually get admitted, but I think you have a good chance of multiple interesting offers.

I don’t think you are missing anything really obvious fitting your parameters, but I thought I would ask about a couple:

First, did you consider Georgetown? Fine if not, but it is a pretty special school if you are interested in Government, and good for Humanities too. Maybe too big, maybe not Southern enough, or so on, but I thought I would mention it.

And then for a truly small college–Gettysburg is even a bit farther north, but really a Greater DC area school in many respects, and so potentially a very cool school given your interests, not least because of the Eisenhower Institute:

https://www.gettysburg.edu/eisenhower-institute/undergraduate-programs/

Again, maybe already considered and rejected, but I think of it as the sort of LAC someone interested in, say, Sewanee or Furman but also Government might want to consider.

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I agree with the others that you have a nice list and you should have a range of choices in March.

My D21 applied to many of the same schools. She’s currently a senior at W&L (Johnson). Feel free to PM if you have any questions.

Best of luck and happy holidays!

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